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Pete Rose says why not, makes appearance in William Hill commercial

It's really refreshing to see people in the public eye just not give a shit. Brent Musburger, on a nationally televised college basketball game, has no problem talking about offshore sportsbooks. And here we have the Hit King with a cameo appearance in a freakin' William Hill commercial! It's these types of "I'm Keith Hernandez" moments that keep us going. Don't stop, fellas. Don't stop.

When I talk with casual fans in the week leading up to the Super Bowl, they tend to be interested in my opinion about who is going to win the big game. But when I’m talking with bettors, not fans, the topic inevitably turns towards props; where sports betting and fantasy sports collide.

Props have been on the Las Vegas betting boards for thirty years. It all began when the juggernaut 1985 Chicago Bears were facing the Patriots in Super Bowl 20. Legendary Vegas oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro was a very creative bookmaker at the Mirage (at the time), looking for ways to increase their betting handle. Vaccaro posted odds on whether 350 pound defensive lineman William ‘Refrigerator’ Perry would score a touchdown in the big game. Vaccaro certainly didn’t think it was likely, offering attractive underdog odds for those who wanted to bet on The Fridge would hit paydirt in the end zone.

Vaccaro’s unique offering attracted all kinds of attention both from bettors and from media types. It also accomplished his goal of increasing betting handle, with money pouring in on the ‘Yes, Fridge will score a TD’ side of the prop at big (but Read more

Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas is probably not going to happen but sounds pretty damn awesome

The Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas? A Sheldon Adelson funded domed stadium within spitting distance of The Strip? The red hue of Roger Goodell's face when he hears about this!

"Projects like this need a lot of very, very strong leadership, a lot of conviction, a lot of focus and great resources,'' said Craig Cavileer of Majestic Realty, the project's development partner. "Certainly, Sheldon and his team have proved time and time again that they produce great projects."

According to Westgate SuperBook director Jay Kornegay, Super Bowl 50 prop bets will be available on site on Thursday at 7 pm PT. Sheets will be available sometime Friday evening. Props will be available on the Westgate's new mobile app on Saturday.

Las Vegas' Westgate SuperBook to offer sports betting app

Good news for Las Vegas bettors as the Westgate SuperBook is ready to launch its mobile sports betting app. According to oddsmaker Jeff Sherman, limits will be roughly half of what they are inside of the sportsbook. The Wynn is also expected to provide an app soon though limits will be between $300-$500.

College Football Handicapping: Public prefers Alabama over Clemson

According to reports, the action in Las Vegas is fairly balanced on tonight's College Football Playoff National Championship between underdog Clemson and favorite Alabama. Around 60% of the "public money" is on the Crimson Tide. Most sportsbooks appear to be hoping for an Alabama straight up win but Clemson pointspread cover. Opinion remains split with most offshore shops showing Alabama -6.5 while Vegas remains -7.

"Every time we take a big bet on one side," a Caesars sportsbook manager said, "we get another to balance it out on the other."

Funny how these things tend to work out. Heading into last night's Baltimore-Cleveland game, a few Las Vegas sportsbooks were reporting a comical imbalance of money on the Browns. Cleveland opened at a pick 'em offshore and -1.5 in Las Vegas and closed -6. The Ravens of course blocked the potential game winning field goal and took it to the house for outright win. Perhaps a lesson that when someone's reporting 99% of the action is one side, it's probably wise to take a gander at the team that has “no chance.”

"It'll easily be the biggest Monday night decision of the year," Rood said. "It's just a huge, huge decision."

"We have a ton of money on Cleveland," Simbal said Sunday night. "In fact, 99.3 percent of the money is on Cleveland so far."

It’s Week 12 already. Thanksgiving is upon us, with the holiday season right behind it. All the NFL Bye weeks are in the rear view mirror now, with every team still having exactly six games remaining in the regular season. We’re seeing numerous ‘morphs’ around the league; teams that have changed their stripes rather dramatically over the course of the last month.

Some of those morphs are duly noted by the betting markets. For example, the 3-7 Cowboys with a healthy Tony Romo are favored over the 10-0 Panthers on Thanksgiving Day, with the betting markets reacting to the Cowboys positive showing with Tony Romo back behind center this past Sunday. The markets certainly aren’t sleeping on Dallas right now!

But what about the Lions, winners of two straight since their woeful 1-7 start? Or the Falcons, now just 1-4 in their last five games; struggling on both sides of the football? The Jets aren’t the same team now that they were a month ago, especially if the injuries to shutdown corner Darrelle Revis and Pro Bowl caliber center Nick Mangold don’t heal quickly. Should we Read more

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